Manager Chris Woodward said Allard is the likely candidate to make a spot start in place of Kyle Gibson (groin), Sam Blum of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Allard is working as a reliever this season, but he's poised for a spot start with Gibson on the injured list. Allard has a 3.15 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 23:6 K:BB over 20 innings this season. The left-hander regularly pitches multiple innings and has covered three frames on two separate occasions, though he's unlikely to have a full starter's workload if he does make a start.